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Hand Thinning Services

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Updated May 23, 2026 · 04:00 UTC
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This is a Special Notice — informational only.

The agency posted this for awareness. It's not a solicitation, so you can't respond with a bid.

The USDA Forest Service needs a small business to provide hand thinning services for non-seed orchard tree vegetation in national forests.

Key Details

  • What exactly do they need? Hand thinning services for non-seed orchard tree vegetation in national forests.
  • What is the timeline? The notice doesn't say.

This is a routine services contract with a small budget. The Forest Service needs a small business to provide hand thinning services for non-seed orchard tree vegetation in national forests. The work involves cutting as much non-seed orchard tree vegetation as possible within enclosed seed orchards to reduce fire risk and intensity, and to reduce the spread of undesirable vegetation. The contract will likely be a multi-year IDIQ with a base year and option years.

Who can apply

  • Must be a certified small business
  • Has experience with forestry services
  • Has resources to support this requirement

If you're interested, do this first

  • Contact Kevin D. Flores at kevin.flores@usda.gov for additional information regarding the requirement
  • Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov

Primary point of contact

Name
Kevin Flores
Email
kevin.flores@usda.gov
Phone
(971) 430-2344

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